Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER EXCELLENCE IN ILLINOIS, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS-OF-NEED.BECAUSE THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM, GOLDEN APPLE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFERING METHOD, RESOURCE AND MENTORSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO TRANSFORM TEACHERS AND TEACHING, ENRICHING BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER LIVES.
TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING PROFESSION BY RECOGNIZING EXCELLENT TEACHERS, LEVERAGING THEIR THINKING AND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, RECRUITING AND PREPARING PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, AND PROVIDING ALL TEACHERS WITH INNOVATIVE RESOURCES.
SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS - THE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHO HAVE THE PROMISE AND DRIVE TO BE EXCELLENT TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PREPARES THEM FOR IMMEDIATE AND LASTING SUCCESS IN THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROGRAM WELCOMED OVER 2,500 STATEWIDE PARTICIPANTS AND IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE URGENT NEED FOR RESILIENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SERVING ILLINOIS STUDENTS IN ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TUITION ASSISTANCE TO EACH FUTURE TEACHER WHILE THEY PURSUE AN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF PRE-STUDENT-TEACHING INTERNSHIPS; MENTORING AND COURSE WORK DELIVERED BY GOLDEN APPLE AWARD-WINNING TEACHERS.
STEM - THE STEM INSTITUTE, WHICH INTRODUCES SCIENCE TECHNIQUES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS AREA.
ACADEMY - ACADEMY PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF A RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS WHO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY IN TEACHING ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WE SUPPORT THEM WITH CASH AWARDS, A SABBATICAL AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, AND MEMBERSHIP IN OUR ACADEMY OF EDUCATORS. IN ADDITION, WE HOST A RECOGNITION EVENT AT WTTW, WHICH WHEN COMBINING TV AS WELL AS ONLINE AUDIENCES, WAS VIEWED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Alicia Winckler | CEO | 40 | $330,344 |
| Alan Mather | PRESIDENT | 40 | $230,954 |
| Nasiru Abayomi Ibrahim | VP OF FINANCE | 40 | $132,266 |
| Kesa Thurman-Stovall | VP OF MENTORING | 40 | $128,612 |
| Pam Witmer | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $52,422 |
| Stacey Bolton | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Zafirovski | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Martin Koldyke | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Fuller Iii | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Gibson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Louis Chiappetta | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Darragh | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Krueger | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Johnson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Cox | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Newman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Janis Lariviere | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Schmidt | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Chandler | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dale Visokey | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Allan Gaynor | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Seaman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Northrip | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| John Smart | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Newman | CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD | 2 | $0 |
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